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YesCursor · 2 Apr 2026

well written prompts on pi.dev seem to be out performing anything I ever tried on Cursor

richardlblair on Hacker News

In the thread “Cursor 3”

Helped: Well-written prompts and running multiple agents on greenfield work.

Got in the way: Cursor required better prompts to achieve similar results.

… The thing I've noticed is cursor was better at producing better results with a really shitty prompt. That said, well written prompts on pi.dev seem to be out performing anything I ever tried on Cursor. That may just be me, but it's what I've noticed in my work. …